Taxon Report

Hackelia cusickii (Piper) Brand

Cusick's stickseed

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©1998 Dan Post

  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Hackelia cusickii (Piper) Brand
Common Name:
 Cusick's stickseed
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0G090
USDA Plants Symbol: HACU
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul Apr-Jul
Elevation: 1200-2000 (3935-6560)
General Habitats: Alpine boulder and rock field, Pinyon and juniper woodland, Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
 S3S4
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 0

Location
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ambrose (4112058), Ash Valley (4112016), Big Sage Reservoir (4112056), Boot Lake (4112012), Buckhorn Lake (4012081), Bullard Lake (4012078), Caldwell Butte (4112164), Captain Jacks Stronghold (4112175), Cedarville (4112052), Cold Spring Mtn. (4112013), Corders Reservoir (4012172), Davis Creek (4112063), Dixie Peak (4012181), Dodge Reservoir (4012082), Donica Mtn. (4112132), Dorris (4112188), Eagle Peak (4112032), Emerson Peak (4112022), Fort Bidwell (4112072), Fredonyer Peak (4012065), Grasshopper Valley (4012076), Graven Ridge (4112036), Hermit Butte (4112037), Jellico (4012173), Jess Valley (4112023), Juniper Ridge (4012083), Knobcone Butte (4112151), Lake Annie (4112081), Likely (4112025), Madeline (4112014), Mahogany Ridge (4112055), McGinty Reservoir (4112075), Mount Dome (4112176), Murken Bench (4012174), Observation Peak (4012072), Payne Peak (4112053), Perez (4112163), Poison Lake (4012162), Red Rock Lakes (4112177), Rimrock Lake (4112162), Sheep Mountain (4112178), Sheepshead (4012077), Sheepy Lake (4112187), Shields Creek (4112043), Shinn Mtn. (4012062), Silva Flat Reservoir (4012088), Snowstorm Mtn. (4012063), Soup Creek (4112033), Spalding Tract (4012067), Straylor Lake (4012171), Swains Hole (4012163), The Panhandle (4112174), Troxel Point (4012066), Tule Mountain (4112024), Warren Peak (4112042), Washington Mtn. (4112048), Whittemore Ridge (4112066)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
0 0 %

Notes
Threats:

Possibly threatened by grazing, logging, fire, and competition.
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 26(1):203-204 (1976)
Hackelia cusickii profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].